And it will happenוְהָיָהon that dayבַיּוֹם הַהוּאthat I will giveאֶתֵּןto Gogלְגוֹגa placeמְקוֹםthereשָׁםfor a graveקֶבֶרin Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלthe valleyגֵּיof those who pass by,הָעֹבְרִיםeastקִדְמַתof the sea;הַיָּםand itהִיאwill blockוְחֹסֶמֶתthose who pass by;הָעֹבְרִיםand they will buryוְקָבְרוּthereשָׁםGogגּוֹגand allוְ כָּלhis multitude,הֲמוֹנֹהand they will call itוְקָרְאוּthe Valleyגֵּיאof Hamon-gog.הֲמוֹן גּוֹג
Ezekiel 39:11
Study it in the app“And it will happen on that day that I will give to Gog a place there for a grave in Israel, the valley of those who pass by, east of the sea; and it will block those who pass by; and they will bury there Gog and all his multitude, and they will call it the Valley of Hamon-gog.”
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Ezekiel 39:11, word by word
- And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- that I will giveאֶתֵּןeten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “eten” appears- to Gogגוֹגgog
Gog
Gog: a man of the tribe of Reuben. In Ezekiel 38-39 the same name is borne by the chief of a people of the north.
Where else “gog” appears- a placeמְקוֹםmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- for a graveקֶבֶרkever
tomb
Tomb, grave.
Where else “kever” appears- in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- the valleyגֵּיge
valley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “ge” appears- of those who pass byעֹבְרִיםovrim
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “ovrim” appears- eastקִדְמַתkidmat
east of
Toward the east, east of; in front.
Where else “kidmat” appears- of the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- will blockחֹסֶמֶתchosemet
block
To bar the way so no one passes.
Where else “chosemet” appears- and they will buryקָבְרוּkavru
bury
Bury.
Where else “kavru” appears- his multitudeהֲמוֹנֹhamono
multitude
Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.
Where else “hamono” appears- and they will call itקָרְאוּkaru
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “karu” appears- of Hamon-gogהֲמוֹןhamon
Hamon-gog
Hamon-gog: a name meaning "multitude of Gog"; the name of the valley where Gog is buried.
Where else “hamon” appears
Translation note
“Hamon-gog” means “multitude of Gog”; “those who pass by” can also be the name Abarim.
The context
10And they will not carry wood from the field nor cut wood from the forests, for with the weapons they will make fires; and they will despoil those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, declares Adonai YHWH.
11 · This verse (above)
12And the house of Israel will bury them in order to cleanse the land for seven months.